Personal Injury Law

Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths

By Sam G. Nicholson and Harry D. Revell

Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths

The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly consequences: Brain injuries account for half of all deaths from falls. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first comprehensive national look at the role brain injuries play in fatal elderly falls. It examined 16,000 deaths in 2005 that listed unintentional falls as an underlying cause of death.

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Full post as published by Nicholson Revell on June 25, 2008 (boomark / email).